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Posted at 5:52 p.m., Tuesday, November 13, 2007

NFL Bottom 10: Miami zeroing In on '76 Buccaneers

By Steve Harvey
Los Angeles Times

For a while it looked as if Miasma might actually record a victory. The Dolphins led Buffalo, 3-2, in the third quarter — yes, 3-2 — but their relievers blew the game, 10-13.

With St. Louis' inexplicable victory over New Orleans, Miasma (0-9) is the NFL's only winless team. (At least the NBA Heat finally won.)

This is nervous time for the members of the 1976 Tampa Bay Buccaneers, who hold the distinction of being part of the last NFL team to lose all its games (0-14). Should Miasma win this year, those Bucs — their record safe — will indulge in their annual celebration of toasting each other with Thunderbird wine.

In the meantime, "Monday Night Football" hit new lows with the Seattle-San Francisco mismatch. TV Guide's Keith Presnall wrote that he is "one of a handful of Americans who has never seen any of the `Saw' films but I believe the viewing experience is very similar to watching the San Francisco 49ers offense."

Wait, there was more on MNF. Guest star Drew Carey discussed a new Major League Soccer franchise in Seattle — yup, that'll save soccer in this country! It's time for ESPN to adopt a new slogan for the show: "Is it Tuesday yet?"

Wreck/Record/Last Loss/Next Loss

1. Miami/0-9/10-13, Buffalo/Philadelphia

2. New Jersey Jets/1-8/Idle/Pitt

3. San Francisco/2-7/0-24, Seattle/St. Louis

4. Oakland/2-7/6-17, Chicago/Minnehaha

5. St. Louis/1-8/def. New Orleans, 37-29/San Francisco

6. Minnehaha (3-6); 7. Baltimore (4-5); 8. Carolina (4-5); 9. Cincinnati (3-6); 10. "Monday Night Football."

Crummy Game of the Week: San Francisco (2-7) vs. St. Louis (2-7).

Rout of the Week: Pitt (7-2) vs. N.J. Jets (1-8).

Dissing the old MNF cast: Carey, joking about how difficult it has been for him to replace Bob Barker on TV's "The Price Is Right," said to ESPN commentator Tony Kornheiser: "Just like when you came on after (ex-commentator) Dennis Miller."